Nurture your creativity through stitch

Tag: handmade gift ideas

  • Strawberry Sewing Tutorials

    Strawberry Sewing Tutorials

    When the sun is out, and tennis season has begun, there is nothing quite so appealing as a delicious, ripe strawberry (with maybe a scoop of cream on the side).  If you want to keep that strawberry-feel-good factor with you all year long, here are a collection of sewing projects inspired those special summer berries.…

  • Sewing Tutorial: make a cupcake coaster

    Sewing Tutorial: make a cupcake coaster

    These pretty little coasters are a great use for fabric scraps.  They are easy to make, and give you a chance to master your free-motion embroidery skills. You will need: Fabric for the coaster base (enough to make two squares approx. 12cmx12cm) Scraps of pretty fabric for the cupcake Iron-on adhesive (eg. bondaweb) A button…

  • Really Simple Sewing Pattern: Heart Pencil Toppers

    Really Simple Sewing Pattern: Heart Pencil Toppers

    A cute little sewing tutorial, designed for children but ideal for practising your hand embroidery too! I was scrolling Pinterest for a little heart-related project for Valentines to try and review, and stumbled across this lovely little make from the Kids Activities Blog for Back to School: Felt Heart Pencil Toppers.  Now, the original tutorial…